Arirang Chords & Tabs

Arirang Tab

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Arirang - Korean Folk Song
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Tabbed by: John V
Email: apgujohn@hotmail.com
Description:
Here's how I play Arirang. I've been looking for a tab of this song for months.
After a while I came to the realization that there isn't an online tab of this beautiful melody.
What an oversight! I decided to do a version as a payment for all the tabs I have enjoyed.
I transcribed this song by ear from a number of sources. This is a very simple version.
It isn't perfect.
I've been adding more notes/arpeggios to spice it up a bit lately.
Your encourage you to play it, fix it, alter it, transcribe it for the banjo, or preform
it on the Grammys.
I hope you have fun with this song... that's all I care about.
I worked really hard at learning this song, so I'd genuinely appreciate your comments. Enjoy!
There's no timing w/ this tab. Just listen for the rhythm. Play it slow and w/ feeling.
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------9---------9------------------------|
B|------------------10---12---10---12-------12---------10------------------|
G|-9---11---9---11------------------------------------------11----9--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
B|---------------10---12---10---12-----12---10---------------10---12+---10~|
G|-11---9---11---------------------------------11---9---11-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_traditional/arirang_tab.html ]
e|-12---12---12---9---7---9---7---9---5---------------------5---7---5---9---7-----------------7--|
B|-10--------10-----------7--------------7---5---7---5---7--7-----------7------10---7------7--10-|
G|-9---------9------------7------------------4--------------6-----------7--------------9------8--|
D|-11--------11-----------7------------------6--------------4-----------7---------------------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------7------------------------------------------------9--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
e|-7-----------------5-|
B|----10-------9-----5-|
G|----9-----9--------6-|
D|----9--9-------------|
A|----7----------------|
E|---------------------|
Part 2:
e|-----------------5-------7---5---9---7---9----------------------------5--------7---5-----------|
B|-5--------7---5-------7----------7----------10---7---5---------7---5--------7------------------|
G|----4--------------6-------------7-------------------4---4---------------6---------------------|
D|-------6---------4-----------------------------------6------6---------4------------------------|
A|-7---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9---7---9--------------------7--------------------------------9---10---12---------12----------|
B|-7----------10---7-----7---10----10--------9---10----------10------------------10--------------|
G|-7------------------9------8-----9---9---------9--------9-------------------9------------------|
D|---------------------------7-----9------9------11---11------------------11---------------------|
A|---------------------------9-----7-------------12----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12--------12---12---9-------9---7---9----------------------5---7---5--9---7---9---------------|
B|-------10---------------12---7----------10---7---5---7---5--7----------7----------10---7------7|
G|----9------------------------7-------------------4----------6----------7------------------9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------6----------4----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
E|-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------7-----------------5-----|
B|--10---------10---------9---5-----|
G|-------------9------9-------6-----|
D|-------7-----9---9----------------| End
A|--9----------7--------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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